220/365: Gratitude Sets Your Attitude

I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy. ~ Philippians 1: 3-5

Research has proven, people who are regularly grateful are more empathetic, forgiving, helpful, and supportive than those who don't engage in gratitude.

God's position on gratitude is clear throughout His entire story with mankind. Jesus regularly gave thanks to God.

The habit of gratitude sets the foundation for a heart built to honor Jesus Christ.

GO DEEPER: 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-24

Next Step: To build this habit, begin your day by writing down 3 things for which you are grateful. Make them your prayer.

Lawrence Perberg

on 08/08/2023 at 06:57 PM

23 years ago today my sister gave me the gift of life. One of her kidneys. Forever grateful.

M. J. Austin

on 08/08/2023 at 06:26 PM

Hello my Brothers, and happy birthday Tommy! I am reminded of the many situations where people (myself included) only give thanks to God after a prayer is answered or very positive news is received. Of course we should be thankful and thank God in these situations....but what about just waking up each day to our family, loved ones, or closest friends? God help me to show more gratitude for each and everyday! This is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it! Blessings to all of my Brothers out there, and your friends and families. Have a great day in God!

Old Dude

on 08/08/2023 at 05:06 PM

I am grateful that Jesus took my place on the Cross, that He called me into His Kingdom, and that He never gives up on me. Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Daryl Trowbridge

on 08/08/2023 at 04:43 PM

It is difficult to choose which three blessings to share. God has blessed me abundantly, so I always have things to be thankful for (even on my "bad" days). This morning, I am grateful for family (especially my granddaughters), for the creative (weird) mind I was blessed with, and for the opportunity to serve people who are hurting. God bless, brothers!

Matthew Brown

on 08/08/2023 at 04:02 PM

Happy birthday Tommy. May God bless you abundantly as you celebrate another year of life. I pray this next year will be the best one yet and that you will continue to see and feel Gods presence in your life. I also want to say thank you for your testimonies and words of encouragement that we get to see daily on this app

Tim Debronsky

on 08/08/2023 at 03:55 PM

Happy Birthday Tommy! I’m grateful for Jesus dying for my sins

Robert McFaddin

on 08/08/2023 at 03:41 PM

Grateful for God’s amazing grace and salvation. Grateful that I’m still alive and kicking. Grateful for my amazing wife, children, and grandchildren. Grateful I live in the freest country in history.

Ashley Jarvis

on 08/08/2023 at 02:59 PM

Gratitude is the key that unlocks God’s joy He has already blessed us with. I used to think of it in a worldly contractual agreement sense… If I do this for God, THEN He’ll bless me etc. Truth is, He doesn’t work this way. That way of thinking also harbors resentment for God that somehow got me thinking He was holding back from me because I wasn’t doing enough, that I wasn’t good enough for Him. Truth is, God has already blessed each of us, there’s nothing we can do to earn that treasure chest of joy and grace. It’s already in us, in our possession, it is already ours! All we need, is to open it. And the only thing we need, the key, is in becoming grateful for what we already have, then more comes pouring in. God does not give or love like the world does… He gives and loves despite our constantly falling short. All I must do is repent, give thanks, remember I’m already forgiven when I do, and try to be better today than I was yesterday. That’s been the recipe for centuries, and today I’m in tears of gratitude for finally discovering my own treasure chest of joy 🙏🏻❤️‍🩹

john larson

on 08/08/2023 at 02:27 PM

Happy Birthday Tommy! We all have something to be grateful for, even if it’s just the fact we woke up this morning. And as we find those things we thank God for them and we find something else. As we thank him we feel grateful, and our gratitude grows. it’s a constant cycle. Have a great day, guys!

Brandon Pembleton

on 08/08/2023 at 02:03 PM

Gratitude is the food for the soul. Man I like readings like today that remind me of how big gratitude is in life. Gratitude is the opposite of self pity. It’s the life preserver when things feel bad and life feels like water about to swallow me up. Gratitude is what I reach for to pull me to safety. Today thanks to God I have many things to be grateful for. The first one and biggest one is in that sentence. Thanks to God for everything else. A friend of mine text me this morning that he hit his one year mark of sobriety from alcohol. Man that is awesome to see first thing in the morning. Thank you for that my brother. Thank you for self discipline to read Your word everyday God. Thank you for a terrific family and friends circle. Thank you for all the random information I stumbled on to help me rehab my back (I think that was a little more than coincidence) thank you for this app and group of guys who share. Thank you for all the technology that allows us to learn quite literally anything we want at any given point of time with these pocket encyclopedias of everything we carry around with us. Most of all thank you for balance God. It was the thing that eluded me all my life. Without your encouraging words and pruning from time to time there no way I would have the balance I have today. So thank you God and I love you amen 🙏

Boyce Moses

on 08/08/2023 at 01:52 PM

Happy birthday brother Tommy. Grateful you encourage all of us like you do. I’m so grateful for so many things, surviving cancer, my darling wife of 44 years, the many blessings God has given me, the list is almost endless. The biggest thing I’m grateful for is Jesus in my heart. Love you Jesus! 💙🧡❤️💚

Tommy Williamson

on 08/08/2023 at 01:41 PM

Sometimes in these 68 years of life which I celebrate today, I often felt like what do I have to celebrate. However I am always thankful for His salvation, His bringing me through these 68 years even if it has been a continuous enrollment in the school of hard knocks, and lastly for good Christian brothers like all of you which have been there when I need extra support. Thank you God and thank you my Godly brothers.

Ethan Rogers

on 08/08/2023 at 01:41 PM

I don't think you can just decide to be grateful. I think it has to come naturally. As for me, yes, gratitude is an essential way to live. You can decide to embrace it or feel that you're entitled or deserving... Gratitude allows me to be joyful and puts my perceptions in the correct perspectives, shapes my attitudes, and gives me motivation to do good. There are so many things that I'm grateful for, all the little tiny things in life that are actually blessings. I have learned to take nothing for granted. I am so grateful for God's love, and for the truth, Jesus teaches us. God bless ya'll 🙂

Rogelio

on 08/08/2023 at 01:39 PM

2 Corinthians 2:14. Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.

michael f vinning

on 08/08/2023 at 12:13 PM

Gratitude I believe has been my saving grace. For as long as I can remember now I’ve practiced this daily, thanking Gid for all he has done for me-in my power I achieved addiction, bankruptcy, separation, turmoil, and pain…everything I have is because God saw fit to gift it to me and I have a lot; a beautiful family, property and a home, best job ever, godly men in my life, I could go on forever! I roller coaster the other disciplines but gratitude I’ve held on to-it has been my anchor to pull me back to God so many times so I am thankful for a thankful spirit!!!

Barry

on 08/08/2023 at 12:00 PM

What a most wonderfull reading this morning ,Glory. 1 Yes i am so greatfull for God's salvation plan for such a wretch like me. 2 I am greatfull for such a patient and loving wife along with children and grand children. 3 and i am so greatfull for all you brothers in the Lord. My pray for you is found in our morning reading, let us all stay strong and faithfull. Amen

Leonard

on 08/08/2023 at 11:53 AM

I am grateful that I have relationship with the Lord and still speaks to me. I am grateful for my family which is growing! And I am thankful for my job by which God provides for my family. I am grateful for the Live Bold app and the brothers that share on the app.

Olav Arne Jordal

on 08/08/2023 at 09:16 AM

Hello! This is so true, I am grateful that I am discovering gratitude more and more each day :) Thank you Jesus for emphasizing this way of praying as we already received what we pray for. It is incredibly powerful to know this. No matter how gloomy or dark things get, we get to be grateful for the best outcome we can imagine, and it is comforting to know it can get even better than that too with God's unmatched love and creativity. It turns prayer into celebration 🎉 and brings so much light. I am grateful for all of you, fellow believing brothers. I am grateful for God's mercy that demands us to be as merciful as possible, overcoming our egotism in the process and yet setting us on the way to righteousness. May God's Holy Spirit be with you miraculously and fill your day with exactly what works best for all involved :) Yours in Christ Olav Arne

220/365: Gratitude Sets Your Attitude

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